Inkstand



June 24 1924. 1,499,009

P. FRANTSITS I INKSTAND Filed Defi. 18. 1923 Patented June 244*, 1924i,

PAUL FBANTSITS. 0F 'WILMERDING, PENINTSYLVANIA.

INKSTAND.

Application filed December 18, 1923.

To (1 .77 iii/1on2. it may concern Re it known that 1, PAUL llnawrsl'rs a citizen of Austria. residing at Vl ihnerding, in the county ol r-\llegheny and State of Pennsylvania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lnkstands. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stands tor holding bottles 01" ink or other fluid: and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed whereby the bottle can be supported in a tilted position when the supply of fluid gets low, and whereby an etficient stand is provided which is very inexpensive to manufacture and which is formed of sheet metal. I

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of an inkstand constructed according to this invention. showing the ink bottle in a tilted position and the drawer partially open.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the inkstand, with the ink bottle removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inkstand with the drawer partially open.

Ink bottles are mostly square in form and are sold in standard sizes and when the supply of ink runs low they have to be tilted to fill the pen. According to this invention the inkstand is formed of spring sheet metal. and the inkbottle 5 can be held at any de sired angle. A strip of sheet metal is pro vided, and its middle part 6 forms a hori- Zontal base on which the bottom of the ink bottle stands when there is plenty of ink in it. The strip is folded double at each side of the part 6, and is bent around downwardly in opposite directions to form two feet 7 which are adapted to rest on a desk or table. These feet are bent in rectangular form so that they form guides 8 adapted to Serial No. 881,420.

receive a small slidable drawer 9. The drawer is convenient for holding small articles, such as pens or postage stamps. but it may be omitted altogether if desired.

The end portions of the strip of metal are extended vertically to form two parallel spring plates 10., the tops 12 of which are curved outwardly in opposite directions The vertical plates are of about the same height as the bottle, so that a penholder can be placed against the bottle and the tops 12 tor convenience.

The space between the spring plates is proportioned so that they will grip the bottle and permit it to be tilted to the position shown in dotted. lines in Fig. 1, when the supply of ink runs low. A downwardly projecting flange 14 is preferably formed on the rear edge of the horizontal part 6, for neatness. and to close the rear ends of the guides 8 and form a stop for the drawer.

What I claim is:

I. An inkstand tormed of spring sheet metal and having a horizontal base. feet at the sides of the base formed by doubling portions of the sheet metal, and vertical plates which project upwardly from the feet and at the sides of the base and afford a means for supporting an ink bottle.

2. An inkstand as set forth in claim 1, the said feet being rectangular in form and being bent in opposite directions so as to form guides for a 'slidable drawer.

3. An inkstand as set forth in claim 1. the said horizontal base having a downwardly projecting flange at its rear edge which closes the open space between the feet.

In testimony whereof I have athxed my signature.

PAUL rnanrsirs. 

